CB1 8AL

Queen Edith's · Cambridge · England

Updated September 2026

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Local authority
Cambridge
Postcode district
CB1
Postcode sector
CB1 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CB1 8AN 48 m
CB1 8RL 280 m
CB1 8RR 292 m
CB1 8PX 303 m
CB1 8RP 327 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CB1 8AL
Status
Current
Introduced
1 July 2025
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CB
Postcode district
CB1
Postcode sector
CB1 8
Latitude
52.173724
Longitude
0.156574
British National Grid easting
547,567
British National Grid northing
255,020

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Cambridge · E07000008
Parish or community
E43000042
Westminster constituency
South Cambridgeshire · E14001481
Output area
E00090762
Lower layer super output area
Cambridge 013D · E01017995
Middle layer super output area
Cambridge 013 · E02003731

Postcode source versions

Explore CB1

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
54
Primary
24
Secondary
6
  1. Queen Edith Primary School

    Foundation school

    854 m
  2. The Netherhall School

    Academy sponsor led

    949 m
  3. Homerton Early Years Centre

    Local authority nursery school

    974 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
779
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 312
  • Anti social behaviour 122
  • Criminal damage and arson 64
  • Other theft 61
  • Burglary 51

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
CB1 8 residents
5,856

Age bands in CB1 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16.8%

1,008 residents

Age 15 to 24
10%

596 residents

Age 25 to 44
29%

1,737 residents

Age 45 to 64
27.2%

1,631 residents

Age 65 and over
16.9%

1,014 residents

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

GP practices

14

within 5 km

  • QUEEN EDITH MEDICAL PRACTICE

    QUEEN EDITH MEDICAL CENTRE, 59 QUEEN EDITHS WAY, CAMBRIDGE, CB1 8PJ

    ODS code D81066

    796 m

  • CORNFORD HOUSE SURGERY

    364 CHERRY HINTON ROAD, CAMBRIDGE, CB1 8BA

    ODS code D81012

    1.4 km

  • CHERRY HINTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    34 FISHERS LANE, CHERRY HINTON, CAMBRIDGE, CB1 9HR

    ODS code D81025

    2.1 km

  • MILL ROAD SURGERY

    279-281 MILL ROAD, CAMBRIDGE, CB1 3DG

    ODS code D81017

    2.6 km

  • WOODLANDS SURGERY

    48-49 BATEMAN STREET, CAMBRIDGE, CB2 1LR

    ODS code D81070

    3.1 km

  • PETERSFIELD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    25 MILL ROAD, CAMBRIDGE, CB1 2AB

    ODS code D81056

    3.5 km

  • LENSFIELD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    48 LENSFIELD ROAD, CAMBRIDGE, CB2 1EH

    ODS code D81001

    3.5 km

  • YORK STREET MEDICAL PRACTICE

    146-148 YORK STREET, CAMBRIDGE, CB1 2PY

    ODS code D81003

    3.7 km

  • CAMBRIDGE ACCESS SURGERY

    125 NEWMARKET ROAD, CAMBRIDGE, CB5 8HB

    ODS code Y00056

    4.1 km

  • TRUMPINGTON STREET MEDICAL PRACTICE

    56 TRUMPINGTON STREET, CAMBRIDGE, CB2 1RG

    ODS code D81013

    4.1 km

  • NEWNHAM WALK SURGERY

    WORDSWORTH GROVE, CAMBRIDGE, CB3 9HS

    ODS code D81005

    4.2 km

  • EAST BARNWELL HEALTH CENTRE

    DITTON LANE, CAMBRIDGE, CB5 8SP

    ODS code D81086

    4.5 km

  • BRIDGE STREET MEDICAL CENTRE

    2 ALL SAINTS PASSAGE, OFF BRIDGE ST, CAMBRIDGE, CB2 3LS

    ODS code D81037

    4.6 km

  • RED HOUSE SURGERY

    96 CHESTERTON ROAD, CAMBRIDGE, CB4 1ER

    ODS code D81054

    5.0 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Cambridge South Station

    RSE · Addenbrookes

    1.1 miles
  • Cambridge South Rail Station

    RLY · Cambridge

    1.1 miles
  • Cambridge South Station

    RSE · Addenbrookes

    1.1 miles
  • Cambridge Rail Station

    RLY · Cambridge

    1.6 miles
  • Shelford (Cambs) Rail Station

    RLY · Great Shelford

    1.9 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Cambridge 013D, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

10 of 10

Overall England rank

33,626 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
10 of 10
Housing and services
9 of 10
Living environment
10 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Evidence in context

Schools

54 open schools are in scope, including 24 primary and 6 secondary schools. Queen Edith Primary School is the nearest published school at 854 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

779 published events cover 12 months, averaging 64.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 312 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.